Trump says changes coming on high-tech visas

President Donald Trump speaks at a roundtable on immigration and border security at U.S. Border Patrol McAllen Station, during a visit to the southern border, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas.

President Donald Trump says changes are coming in the way that the U.S. handles temporary H1-B visas, which allow American companies to bring high-tech and other skilled workers into the U.S.

from abroad.

Trump tweeted Friday that those who hold the temporary H1-B visas can "rest assured" because changes are coming that will bring "both simplicity and certainty to your stay, including a potential path to citizenship."

Trump says the U.S. wants to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue careers in the U.S. As a candidate, he promised to stop H-1B visas from being used as a "cheap labour program."

A draft proposal circulated in January to review regulations, find ways to allocate visas more efficiently and ensure that beneficiaries are "the best and the brightest."

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Trump says changes coming on high-tech visas

Independent Online Desk/ AP

President Donald Trump says changes are coming in the way that the U.S. handles temporary H1-B visas, which allow American companies to bring high-tech and other skilled workers into the U.S. from abroad.
Trump tweeted Friday that those who hold the temporary H1-B visas can rest assured because changes are coming that will bring both simplicity and certainty to your stay, including a potential path to citizenship.
Trump says the U.S. wants to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue careers in the U.S. As a candidate, he promised to stop H-1B visas from being used as a cheap labour program.
A draft proposal circulated in January to review regulations, find ways to allocate visas more efficiently and ensure that beneficiaries are the best and the brightest.
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